Val-galdr

Old Norse Dictionary - val-galdr

Meaning of Old Norse word "val-galdr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

val-galdr
m. charms, a kind of necromancy ascribed to Odin; nam hann vittugri v. kveða, unz nauðig reis, nás-orð um kvað, Vtkv. 2, (a απ. λεγ.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛚ-ᚴᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Vtkv.
Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)
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